De Fontein has acquired the Dutch rights to The Silk Road North series by Anu Ojala, marking the first foreign language area for the series.
The Silk Road North series by Anu Ojala has started its journey out into the world with a bang: De Fontein has acquired the Dutch rights to the series in a three-book deal.
Twin city Tornio-Haparanda, on the Swedish-Finnish border, has been plagued by a crime wave which keeps claiming new victims. Sergeant Ronja Jentzch investigates murders that lead to the trail of a dangerous synthetic drug. While police are fighting a helpless battle, unexpected connections to higher instances begin to come to daylight. As the frozen sea brings deadly substances over to seemingly calm and safe communities, cases of inhumane cruelty, despair-driven crimes, and international meddling become a daily challenge for Jentzsch and her team. Revered by readers, the series brings to light the long-silenced truth about the rise of international drug crime in northern Finland.
Anu Ojala (b.1972) is an author and lawyer living in Rovaniemi in the Finnish Lapland who knows the background of the Arctic drug war well. She has worked in a law firm and at the University of Lapland, and has previously written novels for young readers. Her Silk Road North series consists of three volumes so far: The Silk Road North, Death Knell, and The Skynet.
De Fontein boasts a wide selection of crime titles and is the Dutch publisher of, among others, Peter James, Eva Björg Ægisdóttir, and Ida Axelsson & Åsa Bonelli. The acquiring editor at De Fontein Claudia van der Werf admitted to having a soft spot for Finland and Arctic landscapes, and has stated: “The combination of the setting that Ojala chose, combined with the particularly exciting story development and the fascinating characters in the book, [will] make this a nice addition to our list.”
Warm congratulations to the author and the publisher, and don’t miss out on this title!